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Ville Aslak

Raasakka

Ville Aslak Raasakka is a Helsinki-based Finnish composer specialized in ecology. His works incorporate field recordings from coal power plants, coal mines, oil rigs, forests, trees, insects, plants and underwater sites. He is currently working with bioacoustics and composing in cooperation with biologists.

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His works are performed by the Klangforum Wien, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Mivos Quartet at festivals including Eclat, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and June in Buffalo. He has composed for soloists and conductors such as Marco Blaauw, Chloé Dufresne, Anssi Karttunen and Bas Wiegers.​

"The sound world is stupefyingly vibrant and multi-faceted"

 – Annikki Alku, Demokraatti

"Majestic"

– Samuli Tiikkaja, Helsingin Sanomat

"An unforgettable experience"

– Reetta Pitkäkoski, Helsingin Sanomat

Engagements in 2024-2026

BBC Symphony Orchestra // London, United Kingdom

Rainy days Festival // Philharmonie Luxembourg

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival // United Kingdom

Klangforum Wien // Vienna, Austria

London Design Museum // London, United Kingdom

Mivos Quartet // New York City, United States

ISCM World New Music Days // Lisbon, Portugal

Manca Dornik, accordion // Basel, Switzerland

Raphaël Dubois, guitar // Tours, France

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity // Banff, Canada

Lorelei Dowling, bassoon, Klangforum Wien // Vienna, Austria

Switch~ Ensemble // New York City, United States  

Annette Bik, violin, Klangforum Wien // Vienna, Austria

Ensemble Mise-en, Yumi Suehiro // New York, United States

Kaisa Kortelainen, flute // Helsinki, Finland

Avanti! Chamber Orchestra // Helsinki, Finland

Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello // Helsinki, Finland

Oulu Sinfonia // Oulu, Finland

Livia Schweizer, flute // Helsinki, Finland

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra // Turku, Finland

Upcoming Works

Tree root sensing and growing (2024-25) 30'

for String Quartet and Electronics

Commissioned by the Mivos Quartet, Wien-New York City

the Sibelius Foundation, Helsinki

and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, United Kingdom

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New work (2025)

Seaweed Sculptures with Underwater Sound Design

Co-composed with designer Julia Lohmann,

’More Than Human’ exhibition, London Design Museum, United Kingdom

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A black carbon haze (2024-25) 10'
for Contraforte/Contrabassoon, Viola and Tenor Saxophone
Commissioned by Lorelei Dowling, Wien
and the Teosto Commission Fund, Helsinki

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New work (2026) 20-30'
for 13 Percussionists
Commissioned by the Rainy Days Festival

and the Luxembourg Philharmonie

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The sound woven on a spider’s web (2025-26) 30'

Series of Etudes for Violin

Commissioned by Annette Bik, Wien

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Cello Concerto (2025-26) 20'

for Cello, Electronics and Chamber Orchestra

Commissioned by Sirja Nironen, cello

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Photos

Quiet / Outi Törmälä

Quiet / Juha Törmälä

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